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Bill of Materials
SOLIDWORKS Bill of Materials (BOM) tech tips and best practices from the Javelin team
Understanding SOLIDWORKS BOM Options for Replacing Components
When working with a SOLIDWORKS BOM, there are several options that can help us specify how to manage removed or…
Combining Different Part Numbers into a Single SOLIDWORKS BOM Column
With drawing sheet space at a premium, there is arguably a benefit to minimizing the number of columns in the…
Export Bill of Materials with Thumbnails in SOLIDWORKS PDM 2025
While bill of materials are typically created and consumed from a SOLIDWORKS drawing, sometimes it is useful to export bill of materials to be consumed separately.
Creating 3DEXPERIENCE Assembly Drawings
Assembly drawings are important at the end of the design process to capture manufacturing information. Designers need a way to…
How to Sort a Bill of Materials (BOM) and Save Settings in SOLIDWORKS
SOLIDWORKS allows you to easily sort a Bill of Materials (BOM) to organize a list of components within an assembly and show just the pertinent information you need.
Linking Toolbox Custom Property to SOLIDWORKS Materials
A Toolbox custom property can be linked to SOLIDWORKS materials. The material is added to the Toolbox part and the property can be displayed in the BOM.
How to Display Units in SOLIDWORKS 2024: A Guide to Custom File Properties
Learn how to display units in SOLIDWORKS BOMs using custom file properties and workarounds for equations.
SOLIDWORKS Electrical Blank BOM by Book
In this blog, learn how to solve the issue of SOLIDWORKS Electrical blank BOM reports by effectively organizing and configuring locations and settings.
Excluding a manufacturer part from a BOM in SOLIDWORKS Electrical (2019-current)
You can hide or show components in the BOM using the ‘Exclude from bill of materials’ property located in the…
How to enable BOM Model Highlighting in SOLIDWORKS Composer
When we publish images from SOLIDWORKS Composer specifically Technical Illustrations, it allows us to save .SVG type images and upon…
How to use SOLIDWORKS PDM Export Rules for Bill of Materials (BOM)
Is there a way to export specific BOM (Computed BOM or CAD BOM) using SOLIDWORKS PDM export rules? An ability…
What is the function of the activated option in the SOLIDWORKS PDM BOM tab?
The function of the checkbox in the SOLIDWORKS PDM BOM tab is to activate a computed bill of materials (BOM)…
Creating a BOM with Part & Assembly Actors in SOLIDWORKS Composer
When working in SOLIDWORKS Composer, there might be a situation were the information that is being expressed in the Bill…
Make your BOM Worth a Thousand Words in SOLIDWORKS 2019
Creating a bill of materials to document the different components in an assembly is a near universal task. For caution…
SOLIDWORKS Indented BOM with Single Body Sheet Metal Part
When you create a SOLIDWORKS Indented BOM from an assembly that contains sheet metal or weldment parts it will add…